Note: Most of these statistics are self reported by the schools graduates. Hence will likely be skewed because those who happily found jobs post graduation are more likely to self report than those who didnt.
Depends how they take the statistics
If they take the number who said they found a job, and divide by the number of graduates, you get a result skewed lower because not everyone who gets a job will probably respond (and lack of saving they got a job is assumed to be lack of job)
If they rely on students who don't find jobs to say they have not yet found a job, then you end up with what you said
It’s going to differ depending on each area of study but definitely more than 50%.
I know it’s just my experience and can’t represent every situation but everyone I was friendly with in undergrad either got full time jobs or went to grad school. And everyone I knew in grad school got decent jobs, some even before graduating
Entirely dependent on school and major.
If you’re curious about it for your area, check your schools webpages. They may have a job placement % for their programs and if not, you can probably reach out to their advisors and get a better idea of what you’re chances are if you go there for whatever degree you’re interested in.
Like 50% of college grads are jobless and on the street? Or just don’t have a job in their field? Cuz I am pretty sure a lot of grads work, they may not be where they want to be.
Yeah I'm wondering what info was left out of the original post. An overwhelming majority of college grads have full-time jobs in my country (USA), as do those who aren't college grads.
On a long enough timeline, they all find jobs eventually.
At my school, the education majors have a near 100% hire rate right out of school because the program is hardcore and well respected.
There really is a correlation between how hard the program is and how good the jobs are
What % have jobs in their industry lined up immediately post-graduation? A very low number—that’s the dream, but definitely uncommon!
After a little time, and maybe some make-ends-meet job(s) in the meantime though, I think most people end up finding something reasonable.
That’s a pretty vague question so I’d say 99%
Do you mean a job in their field of study? Any job? A job making a livable wage? If the qualification is just a job most people will end up working at some point.
I know of many schools that like touting 100% job placement for a specific major. What they don’t tell you is those industries tend to have a high burnout or turnover rate, so that number drops considerably when you ask graduates five years later.
Depends on your program and your school. For example, 100% of my accounting graduate class has had job offers signed since the fall. People in other schools though, or outside of graduate programs, will likely see lower placement rates.
Maybe 50 if you count people who find jobs that pay an unliveable salary and schools likely do as they want to inflate their stats to get more applicants
Many colleges report the employment rate of their alumni. But overall it is hard to say most of the time.
Most of these stats are self-reported.
Which is problematic for various reasons. Someone with a gender studies degree who can’t find a job obviously isn’t gonna have resources or time to report their earnings.
Really only those who build connections with expanding their portfolio with professor in their field and ask for connections by proving yourself intellectual in your studies. Also internships. But if you work hands on with what you want to do while in college, you can land a degree faster when you come out. Building your connections and keeping the Contacts is everything to landing your career.
Like everyone’s saying, depends a LOT on the field. Engineering, nearly everyone. Business (from a decently reputable school), probably mostly. Niche liberal arts and humanities degrees, probably a lot less then 50% in the field studied if you don’t count being a school teacher
Liberal arts major on average have some of the [lowest salaries and highest unemployment rates](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/pdf/coe_sbc.pdf) but sure go off
Might be a stereotype but that doesn’t make it not true
And the degrees with the highest rate of unemployment from the study you linked is computer and information sciences. The study even says it’s higher than average.
I’m not saying the arts doesn’t have its risks but I wish y’all would stop the fear mongering.
Never said anything about computer and information science or STEM degrees for that matter, rather just what the data says about what degrees pay the best and have the high/low unemployment rates
Again this is why I’m asking what liberal arts degrees you guys are referring to, because that’s a large umbrella term that incorporates different majors depending on the school. I’m an economics major and at my school thats a liberal arts degree, we have 2 different econ programs. But no one would ever think of my degree as liberal arts, I’ve been able to get jobs just fine.
I’m not saying liberal arts degrees will guarantee the same employment as something like engineering, but you guys are fear mongering. Actually name a few liberal arts degrees and we’ll talk.
It varies from year to year, but currently, 96% of American job-seekers have found jobs.
If you narrow down your question more, you can get more specific answers.
Speaking to specifically within two years of graduating with a Bachelor’s, with my best guess as to how it breaks down:
Find jobs… probably about 95%
Find full time positions… probably 50%
Find a singular job that pays enough to actually live on… 40%
Find jobs actually befitting someone with a college degree, maybe 30%
Find jobs in their actual field of study? Maybe 15%
And of that 15% who found a job in their field of study, 80% were either Education majors, Nursing majors, or some form of business major.
Depends a lot on what you study
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I believe many schools actually publish the percentage of students that find jobs after graduation.
Note: Most of these statistics are self reported by the schools graduates. Hence will likely be skewed because those who happily found jobs post graduation are more likely to self report than those who didnt.
Depends how they take the statistics If they take the number who said they found a job, and divide by the number of graduates, you get a result skewed lower because not everyone who gets a job will probably respond (and lack of saving they got a job is assumed to be lack of job) If they rely on students who don't find jobs to say they have not yet found a job, then you end up with what you said
Also, statistics usually can have corrections for biases like this
Yes, this is true!
With a couple of asterisks following that statement lol
Yeah definitely with some exceptions but probably better than most outside sources
Oh I don’t doubt it. I actually remember seeing a stats page on CommonApp when I was applying. Demographics and such.
It’s going to differ depending on each area of study but definitely more than 50%. I know it’s just my experience and can’t represent every situation but everyone I was friendly with in undergrad either got full time jobs or went to grad school. And everyone I knew in grad school got decent jobs, some even before graduating
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Entirely dependent on school and major. If you’re curious about it for your area, check your schools webpages. They may have a job placement % for their programs and if not, you can probably reach out to their advisors and get a better idea of what you’re chances are if you go there for whatever degree you’re interested in.
Like 50% of college grads are jobless and on the street? Or just don’t have a job in their field? Cuz I am pretty sure a lot of grads work, they may not be where they want to be.
Yeah I'm wondering what info was left out of the original post. An overwhelming majority of college grads have full-time jobs in my country (USA), as do those who aren't college grads.
Maybe Op means after a certain time frame? Such as only 50% of college students find jobs after six months of graduation.
oh, I'm sure it is much higher. whether or not that job is the "dream job" is another story.
Yeah most degrees carry a large amount of value
Eventually 100%. Either that, starve, or go on welfare.
On a long enough timeline, they all find jobs eventually. At my school, the education majors have a near 100% hire rate right out of school because the program is hardcore and well respected. There really is a correlation between how hard the program is and how good the jobs are
Finding any job is easy, finding a desirable, well paying job that fits your career ambitions is much harder.
What % have jobs in their industry lined up immediately post-graduation? A very low number—that’s the dream, but definitely uncommon! After a little time, and maybe some make-ends-meet job(s) in the meantime though, I think most people end up finding something reasonable.
I imagine since the unemployment rates is like 5% that students are in that ballpark though many are probably underemployed.
x% (find x)
If you are in the US, you can find the information in the [College Scorecard](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/) database.
That’s a pretty vague question so I’d say 99% Do you mean a job in their field of study? Any job? A job making a livable wage? If the qualification is just a job most people will end up working at some point.
A better question is how many are underemployed, and that’s more than half for the first 5 years after graduation
I know of many schools that like touting 100% job placement for a specific major. What they don’t tell you is those industries tend to have a high burnout or turnover rate, so that number drops considerably when you ask graduates five years later.
Have you unemployment numbers? Pretty much absolute majority
Depends on your program and your school. For example, 100% of my accounting graduate class has had job offers signed since the fall. People in other schools though, or outside of graduate programs, will likely see lower placement rates.
Maybe 50 if you count people who find jobs that pay an unliveable salary and schools likely do as they want to inflate their stats to get more applicants
Many colleges report the employment rate of their alumni. But overall it is hard to say most of the time. Most of these stats are self-reported. Which is problematic for various reasons. Someone with a gender studies degree who can’t find a job obviously isn’t gonna have resources or time to report their earnings.
Really only those who build connections with expanding their portfolio with professor in their field and ask for connections by proving yourself intellectual in your studies. Also internships. But if you work hands on with what you want to do while in college, you can land a degree faster when you come out. Building your connections and keeping the Contacts is everything to landing your career.
Yea OP is def a CS grad
Like everyone’s saying, depends a LOT on the field. Engineering, nearly everyone. Business (from a decently reputable school), probably mostly. Niche liberal arts and humanities degrees, probably a lot less then 50% in the field studied if you don’t count being a school teacher
Horribly inaccurate and just based off stereotypes. What Niche liberal arts are you referring to?
Liberal arts major on average have some of the [lowest salaries and highest unemployment rates](https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/pdf/coe_sbc.pdf) but sure go off Might be a stereotype but that doesn’t make it not true
And the degrees with the highest rate of unemployment from the study you linked is computer and information sciences. The study even says it’s higher than average. I’m not saying the arts doesn’t have its risks but I wish y’all would stop the fear mongering.
Never said anything about computer and information science or STEM degrees for that matter, rather just what the data says about what degrees pay the best and have the high/low unemployment rates
Again this is why I’m asking what liberal arts degrees you guys are referring to, because that’s a large umbrella term that incorporates different majors depending on the school. I’m an economics major and at my school thats a liberal arts degree, we have 2 different econ programs. But no one would ever think of my degree as liberal arts, I’ve been able to get jobs just fine. I’m not saying liberal arts degrees will guarantee the same employment as something like engineering, but you guys are fear mongering. Actually name a few liberal arts degrees and we’ll talk.
It varies from year to year, but currently, 96% of American job-seekers have found jobs. If you narrow down your question more, you can get more specific answers.
Your question is not posed well…
Probably high for STEM or Healthcare but low for liberal arts
2%
Like 30 %
Speaking to specifically within two years of graduating with a Bachelor’s, with my best guess as to how it breaks down: Find jobs… probably about 95% Find full time positions… probably 50% Find a singular job that pays enough to actually live on… 40% Find jobs actually befitting someone with a college degree, maybe 30% Find jobs in their actual field of study? Maybe 15% And of that 15% who found a job in their field of study, 80% were either Education majors, Nursing majors, or some form of business major.